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07/08/2023 by: Ryan Lutz

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Bob Ross painting set to beat artist auction record, with bidding at over $1 million.

Bob Ross’s Cabin at Sunset (1987) is poised to break the artist’s auction record as it comes to market from comedian John Oliver’s collection via a GiveSmart online sale. At

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Why Frida Kahlo Continues to Dominate the Art Market

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El sueño (La cama), sold last night, November 20th, at Sotheby’s New York for $54.66 million, becoming the most expensive artwork by a woman artist ever

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$55 million Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record for a woman artist at auction.

Frida Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) (1940) sold for $54.66 million at Sotheby’s on November 20th, breaking the auction record for a woman artist. El sueño (La cama) was part

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How Beatrice Bulgari’s Start in Film Fuelled a Lifelong Commitment to Video Art

One of the leading proponents of video art, Beatrice Bulgari, has a life rooted in cinema. She was a costume designer for more than two decades and, in 2012, founded

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Olga de Amaral and Firelei Báez set new auction records at Christie’s sale.

On November 19th, Christie’s 21st century evening sale in New York brought in $123.58 million, breaking auction records for three women artists: Olga de Amaral, Firelei Báez, and Joan Brown.

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Carvalho announces U.S. representation of Élise Peroi.

Textile artist Élise Peroi is now represented by New York–based gallery Carvalho. The announcement follows her 2025 exhibition at the gallery, “For Thirsting Flowers,” which marked her U.S. debut. The

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Rising Textile Artist Julia Gutman Sews Friendship and Loss Into Her Plush Portraits

Wrestled Until Daybreak, 2025 Julia Gutman Sullivan+Strumpf It was grief that drew artist Julia Gutman to textiles. Born in Melbourne in 1993, she originally trained as a painter, before moving

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$236.4 million Gustav Klimt portrait becomes second-most-expensive painting ever sold at auction.

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby’s on November 18th, becoming the second-most-expensive painting ever sold at auction. The hammer fell after 20 minutes

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The White House acquires $7 million Norman Rockwell painting.

American artist Norman Rockwell’s So You Want to See the President! (1943) was acquired by The White House Historical Association at Heritage Auction House in Dallas on November 14th. The

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How to Buy Video Art

As if the World Had no West, 2024 Mónica de Miranda Sabrina Amrani Purchasing and collecting video art is unlike owning any other medium. Also referred to as time-based media,

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Art Basel Hong Kong has announced 240 galleries for its 2026 edition, the same number as this year’s fair. The 13th edition of the fair will once again take place

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The Artist Is Present, Marina Abramović’s landmark performance staged at the Museum of Modern Art in 2010, is widely considered a high mark of her career. Yet the Serbian artist

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A Frida Kahlo painting broke records at auction on Thursday

The artist's 1940 painting, El sueño (La cama), was expected to sell for $40 to $60 million on Thursday night. It sold for $54.7 million.

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Pro tips for photographing the northern lights

St. Louis Public Radio's visuals editor Brian Munoz shares how best to capture the Northern Lights on camera.

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A photographer captures life inside Chicago Public Schools

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

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It's not for Halloween — it's Comic Con, where Black and Caribbean cosplayers find community

Black and Caribbean cosplayers are redefining what community looks like at New York Comic Con.

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Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds

In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.

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Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar, long hidden from view, sells for $37 million

"Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat," a vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar, had remained hidden from public view for more than eight

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Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river

The dazzling aerial photos honored by the 2025 Siena awards offer "new ways of seeing familiar places," as one judge puts it.

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How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump's ballroom is different

President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest

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The Dial-A-Poem art installation can now reach listeners worldwide on the internet

Poet and performance artist John Giorno launched Dial-a-Poem in the 1960s to deliver random poems over the phone. Now, a group continues his work on a new medium -- the

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This isn't the Louvre's first high-profile heist. Here's a history of earlier thefts

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona

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Updated July 8, 2023  by Ryan Lutz